Independent Physiotherapy Council

Physiotherapy is noble profession, a physiotherapists under goes 4 years of theory and 6 months of internship program approved by UGC, further more there is specialization in Physiotherapy MPT which is also approved by UGC and also Doctorate in Physiotherapy which is also approved by UGC.

To regulate any profession there is government council but being accepted and recognized course doesn't have a professional council which is major setback of this profession which leads to increase in quackery and ultimately harming and declining of profession.

WHO and ILO have described Physiotherapy as Independent profession.

In India few state governments have Physiotherapy Council and given Independent status to physiotherapists.

Its a request to Health Ministry and Govt of India to take matter into consideration for the formation of Independent Physiotherapy Council.